Scotland national under-19 football team

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Scotland under-19

Nickname

Association

Scottish Football Association

Coach

Archie Gemmill
Tommy Wilson

Most caps

Top scorer





Home colours





Away colours

First International
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Largest win
-

Worst defeat
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World Youth Championship

Appearances

2 (First in 1983)

Best result

Quarter-finals (1983 and 1987)

UEFA U-19 Championship

Appearances

8 (First in 1978)

Best result

Winners (1982)

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The Scotland national under-19 football team, controlled by the Scottish Football Association, is Scotland's national football team for players of 19 years of age or under at the start of a European Under-19 Football Championship campaign.

1 European Championships
- 1.1 European Championships history
2 World Youth Championships
3 External links

[edit] European Championships

Scotland's best performance at a European Championship Finals came in 1982, when they won the tournament (although it was the under-18 tournament until 2002). Beating Czechoslovakia 3-1 in the final, the team was managed by Andy Roxburgh and Walter Smith, who would both go on to manage the senior side. Scotland defeated rivals England in the qualifying round and finished top of Group 4, which also included the Netherlands. In the semi-finals, Scotland beat Poland 2-0.

Scotland reached the semi-finals of the 1978 tournament, where they lost on penalties to Yugoslavia. Scotland topped Group2 - which included Germany and Italy - to qualify for the semi-final, having beaten Denmark in the qualifying round.

Scotland were also runners-up in 2006 when, under the guidance of manager Archie Gemmill and coach Tommy Wilson, they lost to Spain in the final. This performance guaranteed Scotland's particpation at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup (formerly the World Youth Championships), which will be their first appearance for 20 years.

For the 2007 tournament, Scotland qualifyed top of a group including Bosnia-Herzegovina, Estonia and Germany. The matches were played in early-October. Scotland won all three games which ensures qualification to the elite round of qualification along with Germany, which is the second (and final) qualifying round.

[edit] European Championships history

Year	Position	Year	Position
1975	Qualifying round	1993	Preliminary round
1976	-	1994	Preliminary round
1977	Withdrew from qualifying	1995	Preliminary round
1978	Semi-finals	1996	Intermediary round
1979	Second round	1997	Preliminary round
1980	Qualifying round	1998	Preliminary round
1981	Second round	1999	Intermediary round
1982	Winners	2000	Preliminary round
1983	Second round	2001	Preliminary round
1984	Second round	2002	Preliminary round
1986	Semi-finals	2003	First qualifying round
1988	Qualifying round	2004	Second qualifying round
1989	Qualifying round	2005	Elite round
1992	Qualifying round	2006	Runners-up

*First qualifying round and Preliminary round are the same stage

**Elite round, Intermediary round and Second qualifying round are the same stage

[edit] World Youth Championships

Scotland reached the quarter-finals of the World Youth Championship on two occasions: in 1983, where they lost to eventual winners Poland; and in 1987, when tournament runners-up the Federal Republic of Germany won on penalties.

Scotland will participate in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, to be held in Canada.